Attachment for automobiles.



S. T. BEAL. V ATTAUHMENT POR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.'26, 1908.

I If'/ TNESSEQ f ATTORNEYS UNITED sTATgiis PATENT oFFioE.

SAMUEL- T. BEAIL, oF CONWAY SPRINGS, KANSAS.;

ATTACHMENT Fon vAul'olvlo'BlLEs.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented may 28,' 1907.

Numan med'naember 26,1906. semi No. 349,477.'

vTo all wtont it may-concern:

13e it known that I, SAMUEL T.' BEAL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Conway Spripigs, in the county of Sumner and State of ansas,-have invented a newand i useful Attachment for Automobiles, of' which the following isa speciiicati'on.l v

This invention relates to attachments for automobiles and more particularly to means.

for starting the same.

The, ob'ect of he invention is to provide i simple mechanism whereby the motor may be started without the necessity of the o erator 'leavin the seat and rotating a cran A still furt er object is to provide novel means -whereby the starting mechanism may be thrown out of o erative relation with the motor shaft imme 'ately subsequent to the starti of themotor.

A sti l further object is to provide means whereby remature sparkin tending torotate the s aft backward wil ynot injure the l apparatus.

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With these and other objectsA in view' the invention consistsof certain' novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will be hereinafter more fullyrdescribed and pointed out in the claims. j'

In the accompanying drawings is shown the preferred form of the invention.

In said drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation Vof the apparatus invpositio'n upon an automobile, a portion of the automobile body being removed; Fig. 2 is a plan view of .the clutch lmechanism and a portion of the.

chain of the' starting mechanism; Fig. 3-is a section on line :lz-az, Fig. 2; and Fig..4 is a detail view of the .connection between the chain and its arm.

Referring to the figures by characters ofl reference, 1 is the shaftof' the, motor the same being provided ,'With'av collar'2 having affclutch. An annular recess`4 is formed be- 1ts inner face formed .with lteeth 3, said toothed face constituting bhe member of 'a tween Vthe teethand-the shaft .and seated withinv .this recess is vone end of' a coiled. spring 5-constitutingabuiien Another .collar 6 is arranged upon the shaft 1 and a sleeve 7 is loosely mounted on the shaft between the two collars and carries a .toothedl clutch face 8 adapted to engage the teeth 3. A

vsprocket 9 is secured on the sleeve 7 and a collar 10 is also-formedwith said sleeveand forms an annular roove between itand. the sprocketA Within wiich' is loosely' mounted a ring 11. A heavy coiled spring 12.surrounds the shaft 1- and bears at its ends upon sleeve 7 and collar 6 serving to hold the two clutch members normally 1n engagemenn Abell crank lever 13 is ivotally .mounted upon a bracket 14 exten in from the vehicle body 15 and o ne arm. of t 'svlever is slotted asat 16 and-engages a pin l'extending from an arm, 18 which is secured to the ring-11. -Y A chain 19 enga es the sprocket 9 and-extends around an id er Aulley 2O which is supported under the bo y 15in any desired lmanner as by means of-a bracket 21. -The ends of this chain are pivotally. secured between ears 22- Which extend in opposite di vWhen the lever 26 is in its forward posi-- tion the tripping iinger .23 bears a `ainst the and is fulcrumed as bell crank lever 13 so `as to cause t e slotted end of said lever topull on the ring 1,1 and hold the` toothed face 8 of sleeve 7 out of env gagement with the teeth 3. f When the parts are in this osition the spring 12 is of course compresse and spring5eXtended. Whenit is desiredl to -start' the motor. the operator gulls the lever 26 intol osition sh ')v vfrr-`t y"l otted lines in'Fi 1.

at thesame time ul-lchain 19. afsuflicient 'distance to cause t e sprocket 9-to make. one complete rotation which Will besuflicient to j start the motor. It is ofy course apparent.

that as soonas the fbell cranklever 1'3 is released the spring 12 expands and'thr'ows the'- toothed face -8 into engagement with the teeth 3. The spring 5 acts as 'a fcushionl to prevent thei from coming together too""vio'' ently, As soon aas the; motor has been started the lever 26 is swung b ack to;1ts nor malv osition as shown in..full"li nes 1n Fig. 1

his Will cause the finger 23 to leave t e bell crank lever and will there yreturning the 'chain 1 9 to its initial I osition and bringing finger. 23 against the bell crank lever 13 so as to retract the sleeve.

from engagement ,with the teeth3. Should premature sparkin occur'so as' to cause the shaft to rotate bac Ward d urin the starting of the motor inthe manner escribed the finger4 23 will be thrown against the bell,

cranklever 13 so as to disengao'e the clutch members. It will be seen that this construcrio tion is very simple andinexpensive and can be readily attached to any"v automobile regquiring' the manual rotation of itsmotor shaft inorder to start the same. l' The. preferred formf of been setv forth in the foregoing descri tion I' ddnot 'limitmyself :thereto as y am ficirig the advantages thereof,- 'and vI, thereife" reservetheffrlg t to make such changes Edf a slut' risinga spring pressed y mountedy upon the shaft, andnormall engaging the rst mentioned clutch mem er, ,a lever ,a flexible coni'nectio between" the fleverand loose clutch member for rotating said member when the.

lever'is actuated, andmeans operated bythe movement of`sai d leverfin-an opposite direc-7 tion for'disengaging the 'clutchmembers- Artoi' having a fined clutch v` 'aclu'tch' member looselymounted onA the shaft, resilient means bers'normally mengagement,l a lever, a flexible connection y ber when -the lever is, actuated, and means o erated by thev movementt efop'posite directionfor: disengaging clutchmembers. f f 3. The' combination with a motor shaft having aclutch member rigidly secured thereto;1of aclutch'member loosely mounted on i' the shaft, resilient'means for holdingsaid member' normally in engagementwith thel iixed, clutcln member, an actuatinglever,

` means operated by the'lever forshifting the 'withthe I .clutch member for rotating? said) member v movable clutch memberv from' engagement fixed clutch member, and a flexible connectionbetween the lever and the loose l. when the lever isl movedlinjone direction to vrelease the clutchshifting means. .t

, clutch member shaft,| a spring for ,l 4. The combination with the shaft of a motor andy a'clutch member fixedA thereon; of a movably vmounted on the i -mally int enga ement with the fixed-member,

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on;4of a clutch member movably mounted upon the shaft, means for holding said memthef-invention has` aware thatmodications may bemade theremf vwlthoiitdeparting from thespirit or sacri-I A .the movable clutch member. s"f`a1`rlyfall withmthe scope of the claims. 5 1 f i ill'lhe combination lwithy amotdr shaft' h` ernb .r rotatable therewith; of,

'astarting device-com gclutcl member" loose :for holding the mern-A t between the lever and :the loose Yclutch member for-rotating said mem-v of. said lever in, vthe and spring for 'hol engagement, a sprocket carried by the movholding said member normeans operated by thew tween said members, a spring members normally in engagement, a belli,

ber normally inengagemcnt with the fixed member; fa lever, means tionfrom said lever to the movable c by the movement tion for actuatingzthe first mentioned lever to disen age the clutch members against the `action vo the .holding means, and means opopposite direction for rotating and releasing 6. In a starting device'for automobiles the combination with mounted on the shaft, a spring for holding said 'member normally in VVen agement withth'e rigid clutch member, a bel crank lever, a link connection between e the lever and'movable clutch member, lan actuating lever, means operatedfby said lever when moved mf' one directlon' for .operatln the bell crank leverto tension the spring an j disenga'ge 'the vclutch members, and means t operated bythe movement ofthe actuating "2. The combination with. the shaft of a momemberv thereon; of4`v leverl in the opp'site'direction for releasing the1 bell crank leverand rotating the loose clutchmem'ber. v

for transmittin mol utch l"member, an actuating lever, means operated of said lever in one direc- ,erated by the movemento'r` the lever in the a motor shaft and a'clutch v member rigidly securedth'ereto; of a clutch frnembr loosely 7. I na'startingdevicefor automobiles the combination wit a motor shaft khaving a -clutch member ixedly secojed thereto; of a y'clutch member loosely mountedon the shaft, a spring for'holding nt with the fixed member,

the clutch member normally in' engageme a sprocket carried by the loose clutch memyber,a chain extending therearound, an actu- IOC ating'lever, a connection between said lever the chain, and means operated by the movement of the ehain'inone direction for rotating :the sprocket and disengaging the 'clutch members, and' by the movement of Ithe chain in theoppositev direction for rotatingV the sprocket and' lmembers tore-engage. 8. In a starting device for automobiles the combination vwith amotor shaft and a clutch `member rigidly secured' thereto; of a clutch member loosely mounted upon said shaft, a

ing the members normally in able member, a chain engaging the sprocket, abellcrank lever, a connection'between said llever and the movable member, means carried by the chain for actuating the bell crank the tension of the springrto disengage said members, and a lever for actuating the chain member. I

permitting the lclutch IOS IIO

Alever tovmove the movable member against 1 to rotate and reciprocate the movable clutch a clutch member rigidly connected thereto; f

lof a clutch memberloosely mounted upon the shaft, a resilient buffer rinterposed befor holding thek vIO crank'lever, 'a eonneetion between said lever ing the movable clutch member.

10. In a starting attachment for automo-- biles the combination with a motor shaft having a clutch member rigrdly,1 mounted oose y mountl thereon; of a clutch member ed on said shaft, a spring for holding the members normally in engagement ,la sprocket oarriedby the movable clutch member, a bell o ranklever connected to the movable member, a chain mounted on the sprocket,

an actuating lever,an arm connecting said 415 lever and the chain, and a finger depending from the arm and adapted to abut' against and actuate the bell crank lever.

In testimony that I claim the forego-ing as my own, I h ave hereto affixed. my signature z'o inthe presence of twowitnesses.

SAMUEL T. REAL.l

Witnesses G. R. PERKINS,

H. LANE. 

